WOOLGAR HUNTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC142064 · ltd · incorporated 1993-01-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£1.98M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 33.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

183 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,981,474

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£819k

Net Worth

£2.0m

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Cash	£818.8k	—
Net assets	£1.98M	—
Average employees	—	6600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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officers · CH01
2026-04-08
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2026-04-08
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officers · CH01
2025-07-28
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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officers · CH03
2024-12-17
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officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2023-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
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accounts · AA
2019-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-11
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BRYSON, Patricia resigned
director
2014-07-11
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PORTER, Alexander resigned
director
2014-07-11
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SHARP, James resigned
director
2013-05-03
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Charge satisfied #6
2012-10-17
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-02
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Charge satisfied #5
2009-06-15
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-06-12
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ADAM, Douglas Keiller resigned
director
2009-05-15
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MILNE, Michael Craig resigned
director
2008-06-30
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BRYSON, Patricia appointed
director
2008-06-30
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MILNE, Michael Craig appointed
director
2008-06-30
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SHARP, James appointed
director
2008-05-01
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NEILSON, Jane appointed
secretary
2008-05-01
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SKIMMING, Moyra Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-05-01
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SKIMMING, Moyra Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2008-04-01
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ADAM, Douglas Keiller appointed
director
2006-11-30
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BLACKHALL, Russell resigned
director
2005-09-30
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MCGREGOR, Allan John resigned
director
2004-11-18
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SKIMMING, Moyra Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2004-11-18
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-03-28
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KIRKER, Greig resigned
director
2002-09-21
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BUCHANAN, Malcolm James appointed
director
2002-09-21
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BLACKHALL, Russell appointed
director
2002-09-21
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KIRKER, Greig appointed
director
2002-09-21
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MCGREGOR, Allan John appointed
director
2002-09-21
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PORTER, Alexander appointed
director
2002-09-21
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WOOLGAR, Desmond Walter resigned
director
1999-07-27
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Charge satisfied #4
1999-07-27
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Charge satisfied #2
1999-07-01
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CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip resigned
director
1999-07-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1997-06-26
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Charge registered #4
Lender: William Francis Philip Cheevers
1997-02-19
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NEILSON, William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Neilson Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-01-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

226 West George Street

Glasgow

G2 2PQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)

NEILSON, Jane→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-01

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Active

BUCHANAN, Malcolm James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-21

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Active

NEILSON, William→

director · ~64y · appointed 1997-02-19

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Active

SKIMMING, Moyra Elizabeth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-01

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Active

COGSWELL, Michael Victor→

secretary · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1993-03-17

Resigned

SKIMMING, Moyra Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2008-05-01

Resigned

BRODIES WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-01-14 · resigned 1993-02-02

Resigned

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-02-18 · resigned 2004-11-18

Resigned

MACLACHLAN & MACKENZIE→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-11-05 · resigned 1997-02-18

Resigned

THE THOMPSON PARTNERSHIP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-08-09 · resigned 1993-11-05

Resigned

ADAM, Douglas Keiller→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2009-06-12

Resigned

BLACKHALL, Russell→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-09-21 · resigned 2006-11-30

Resigned

BRYSON, Patricia→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2014-07-11

Resigned

CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip→

director · ~65y · appointed 1993-11-05 · resigned 1999-07-01

Resigned

COGSWELL, Michael Victor→

director · ~83y · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1993-03-17

Resigned

GUILD, David William Alan→

nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1993-01-14 · resigned 1993-02-02

Resigned

KIRKER, Greig→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-21 · resigned 2003-03-28

Resigned

MCGREGOR, Allan John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-21 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

MILNE, Michael Craig→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2009-05-15

Resigned

PORTER, Alexander→

director · ~76y · appointed 2002-09-21 · resigned 2014-07-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	17/10/2012	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	15/06/2009	03/05/2013
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Floating charge	1 property	01/07/1999	02/06/2010
satisfied	William Francis Philip Cheevers	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/06/1997	27/07/1999
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	23/01/1996	27/07/1999
satisfied	David Campbell Griffith as Trustee for the Creditors of Woolgar Hunter & Partners	Floating charge	1 property	15/02/1993	16/03/1994

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Recent filings (183 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-17

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-12-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-06-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-08-02

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19